Owner: Adam
2006 Cobalt SS/SC
Got it stock, non G85, 4.5 years ago.

Been in love with this car since day one. Been through many little issues along the way but thanks to everyone on here it is where it is now.

Last last winter we tore it down and did a mild re-build and trans swap. Had a fun time and learned a lot; it was really my first experience dealing with engine internals and such. Made it into the 300+ whp M62 club, and had fun from may of 2014 to about October…

Then for the short story. First, the car quit moving one day. After lots of diagnosis, I figured I had exploded my clutch. Spent the whole winter tearing the trans out alone in my garage on the floor. Midway through, Pwerks discovered my problem was simply that my passenger axle stripped the splines in the intermediate shaft! what a stupid, expensive mistake, because I spent so much time doing all this for nothing and tons of money for a new clutch and everything, axles now included, when I could have just replaced my intermediate shaft and been on my way…. Live and learn, live and learn…

Well, I had the car back on the road in march for one week when it died on the highway during a WOT pull… ruh-roh! Would not restart, had to get her towed home. Again, spent a lot of time diagnosing, and decided to just take it to pwerks, where they discovered my intake manifold was flooded with coolant… replaced that and it wouldn’t start. Compression tests fine… timing on point… 58psi rail pressere… bought a used pcm to try that out and nothing… tried many other things between april and late june, then it went to GM. About a month later they are sure it’s the pcm! Well they tried a new one and wouldn’t ya know it, it WAS the pcm, and the used one I tried was fried too! hindsight is 20/20.

Anyway, it has now been on the road for one week, 9 months later, and is running mint*. Over the winter I acquired some goodies…

Huge thanks to absolutely everybody for everything here. As much as I love the car it wouldn’t be anywhere near where it is if it wasn’t for everyone that’s helped me literally every step of the way, whether it be advice, literal how to’s made for me, helping hands, part hookups, anything. Made a lot of friends along the way and hope I can do my part in the long run by giving back!

Anyway, mods list.

Tuned by armcclure

Expected to be 370ish WHP

Internals:
LSJION Ported & Polished Head
ZZP Stage 2 Blower Cams
Performance Autowerks 80# Valve Springs
New Valves, Retainers, etc
ARP Headstuds
Machined crankshaft for larger keyway
LevelZero Balance Shaft Delete Bushings
Cut stock balance shafts into nubs
New timing set, ARP Timing Bolts

Boltons:
TVS 1320 w/ 2.75” pulley
ATI Superdamper (overdrive, makes pulley size act smaller)
Ported/polished intake Manifold
LS4 Throttle Body
ZZP 3” Intake
ZZP Longtube Header/Catted DP
ZZP 2.5” Resonated Catback
ZZP Magnetic Drain plug
ZZP Machined Valve Cover

Fueling:
100% cornfed
FID1000 injectors
OTTP Return Style Fuel System:
AEM 320 E85 Pump
Fuelab adjustable regulator w/ gauge

Cooling
Custom Dual Pass Endplate
ZZP Stealth heat exchanger
OTTP Stg1 front mount heat exchanger
e85? kinda?
ZZP Option B kit bled from intake mani

Drivetrain:
GMPP Clutch kit
GMPP Upgraded axles
Stock Flywheel
LNF Shift Bracket
Ottp upper trans mount
Powell front trans mount
LNF rear trans mount
New engine mount
LSD trans
Zzp input and output seals

Suspension:
SSC Lowering Springs
Moog Front Sway Bar Endlinks
KYB Front Struts
Kyb Strut Mounts
Ottp steering rack spacers
Moog Front Tie Rod Ends
Moog Control Arm Bushings
Moog rear spring seats
Moog front swaybar bushings
Koni Rear Adjustable Struts
ZZP Front Strut Tower Brace, powdercoaded black
ZZP Rear Swaybar

Wheels/Tires:
TC wheels powdercoated anthracite metallic
225/40/18 Nitto NT555 tires
5x110-5x110 1”; hub adapters in front
½” spacers w/ arp extended studs in rear
Red anodized open ended lug nuts

Brakes:
R1 concepts slotted rotors
Hawk HPS pads
Red Calipers

Exterior:
Front Turbo SS Upper and Lower Grilles
Colodude18 retrofit K2 Motor Dual Taillights, smoked (new set coming soon!)
Retrofit headlights by me, E55 Silver colormatch Shrouds, flat black housings w/silver ‘overspray’, D2S 3” projectors, 6000K, Led turn signals, ¾ style halo rings
6000k foglights, tinted lenses, red lense borders
Windshield Banner Tint
20/35 Window Tints
Upper Evo Mod
Tint side markers/3rd brake light
Red Caliper Paint
C/F Bowtie
C/F License Plate frame
Shorty Antenna
Hide-a-plate
C/F SS inlays
Red supercharged badge on trunk
#working on a cf trunk!
Soon to go on powell towhook, red for the front

Interior
Black on black ss/tc seats
Armrest
Redline Goods Armrest cover and shift boot
Front and Rear huskyliners floormats
RedlineGoods Alacantara steering wheel
Carbon fiber SS steering wheel badge
Map leds
Modified Gauge faces to glow whiter (by rains_crusaider)
White led swap on all button panels (by rains_crusaider)
3 gauge A-pillar
All plastics painted black that weren’t already black
GMPP Pedalset
TWM Short Shifter with base bushings & cable clamp
Factory Dome Light w/ LEDs

Electronics:
Aeroforce Multigauge
Aem Eugo wideband

Audio:
Rockford Fosgate Speakers (front & back)

Misc:
new coolant resovior lol
shiny new ecm lololol
Trunk gutted, rear seats, bar and belts out,
subwoofer, ac condenser, ect ~135 lb weight reduction
carbon fiber trunk to go on soon
Planning to paint coolant tanks!!